rifled
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verb
- To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)“She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.”
- To commit robbery or theft.
- To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
- To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
adjective
- Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
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